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CALENDAR TODAY New undergrad • Rites of Spring tickets Rites of Spring tickets Just dance are available at 10 a.m. Honor Council through Ticketmaster and at the Sarratt Box Offi ce. The lineup includes members elected Drake, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Phoenix and by LAURA DOLBOW Passion Pit. Asst News Editor

Vanderbilt undergraduates selected new members and rati ed proposed changes • Nashville sit-ins to the constitution of the symposium The Offi ce of Active Undergraduate Honor Council Citizenship and Service earlier this month. will host a symposium  e selection process for to refl ect on the 1960 new members was highly Nashville sit-ins from competitive, said Caroline 7 to 9 p.m. tonight in the Student Life Center Tredway, Honor Council’s vice Ballroom. president of public a airs. “We had over 80 applications • Mural painting in Rand this year. It’s the most we’ve ever The bare wall along the had that I know of,” she said. front of Rand Dining Hall CHRISTOPHER HONIBALL / The Vanderbilt Hustler  e student body vote will be transformed into The 2010 Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon raised $176,698.24, benefi ting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. During a permanent mural by also approved all proposed students and others. The the event’s eight-year history, nearly $900,000 has been raised by the organization to support the hospital. amendments to the constitution, Department of Art and making changes to the selection Okay Mountain Collective on stage. process and establishing a will conduct workshops Students raise MONEY RAISED BY VUDM “( e night) was a lot of fun,” minimum GPA for members. throughout the week. $200,000 $ $176,698 to benefit he said. “I got to check a lot of $163,915 176,698  e changes were the result of TOMORROW things o my list for life: I was $150,000 $146,000 several years of work. • Blake Mycoskie speech Monroe Carrell Jr. $ $ hypnotized, got to ride a bull, got $100,000 100,600 144,823 “ e board two years ago Blake Mycoskie, founder in a fat-suit to sumo wrestle.” $112,432 came up with the ideas, the next of TOMS Shoes, will Children’s Hospital. $ Many Commodore athletes $50,000 48,000 board revised it, and we  nally speak in Langford $6,000 Auditorium at 7 p.m. by JUSTIN TARDIFF attended to show their support $0 got the vote out. It wasn’t our Tickets are on sale for News Editor for the hospital. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 idea; we just helped  nalize the $10, and all proceeds will “It’s all about the kids,” said changes,” Tredway said. benefi t Partners in Health Dancers and moralers football player Greg Billinger, a  e board is optimistic that for their work in Haiti. celebrated Saturday morning senior. “I live o campus, and the changes will be bene cial. at the conclusion of the annual to get to campus I walk through “ e changes should help us Vanderbilt University Dance the Children’s Hospital almost run more smoothly and better Marathon, as the organization every day. I see a lot of the faces serve the Honor Council and the announced it had raised a — that’s why I’m here tonight.” student body,” Tredway said. ■ record-setting $176,698.24  e evening had special to bene t the Monroe Carell signi cance, as well, as families Jr. Children’s Hospital at who have bene ted from the NEW HONOR Vanderbilt. Children’s Hospital shared COUNCIL “We are absolutely thrilled,” their stories. Among them: said senior Liz Lehman, VUDM 12-year-old Hannah Huth, of MEMBERS director of public relations. “We the eponymous “Ask Hannah” made a $30,000 increase from posters seen around campus. A&S FRESHMEN last year’s total, in spite of the “Vanderbilt Children’s Margaret Gaby recession, and I think that is a Hospital is such a great place,” CHRISTOPHER HONIBALL / The Vanderbilt Hustler Will Taylor huge testament to how hard the she said. “I thank you so much.” Dance Marathon’s executive board leads the remaining students in Blair Moore WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 committee worked.” Turnout at Dance Marathon, a fi nal morale dance just before 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, Feb. 20, • Life and work of a  e 14-hour event, now however, was somewhat less than 2010. Jake Tuascher Mexican-American in its eighth year, featured expected, despite having more Patrick Donahue author and artist performances by student registered participants than any AMIGOS will present Peter Stults a look into the life and groups, an hourly seven-minute prior marathon. “Individual Andrew Nicholas work of Enedina Casarez- “morale dance,” along with dancers were committed, but Pieter Valk Vasquez, a renowned appearances by musical acts the general Vandy community author and artist at 6:30 and by hypnotist Dr. Jon Taylor. didn’t come out as strongly as in Noah Haviv p.m. in Buttrick Hall, “ is year we made a little past years,” Lehman said. Michael Edwards followed by a reception. more e ort to have acts come in Dance Marathon is the largest later in the night,” said Lehman. student-run philanthropy at ENGINEERING “Having outside entertainment Vanderbilt.  is year’s event FRESHMEN gave people a little more of a raised $30,000 more than last. IN THIS ISSUE Zach Roth boost.” Since 2003, the organization has CHRISTOPHER HONIBALL / The Vanderbilt Hustler OPINION: Freshman Jon Rice was among raised nearly $900,000 for the Students celebrate after the fi nal total is revealed on Saturday Evan Dalton Worst place to bring those selected to be hypnotized Children’s Hospital. ■ morning. Matthew Claussen fi reworks: A bar. Ray Wang See Sam Fraifeld page Lowell Hays 4 Mycoskie event to benefi t Haiti PEABODY FRESHMEN Carlyn Tomares by HANNAH TWILLMAN  e TOMS organization works is so severe,” he said. “Obviously, Kelsey Margol Editor-in-Chief to use the purchasing power of there are other problems all over consumers to help bene t other the world, but I feel like we really Sara Greenberg INSIDEVANDY: His company’s shoes are societies. According to its “One for need to focus on Haiti at least Watch a video from by now a common accessory One” philosophy, for every pair of right now.” A&S SOPHOMORES this weekend’s around campus, and on Tuesday shoes bought, one pair is donated Pittman said they chose to Kristen Cattoi the Vanderbilt community will to a child in need in dozens of partner with Partners in Haiti Jared Goldfarb Dance Marathon. be able to meet the founder of countries around the world. because of its established history Go to InsideVandy.com TOMS Shoes, Blake Mycoskie. Organized by the Global in the country. Plus, TOMS Shoes Leslie Schichtel Mycoskie will be speaking Poverty Initiative, an umbrella is already partnered with the Danner Close about the company’s mission organization dedicated to organization — Partners in Health Peter Blumeyer WEATHER and practices beginning at 7 promoting solutions to poverty distributes the shoes delivered to Anna Muenchrath WEATHER.COM p.m. in Langford Auditorium. All and its symptoms around the Haiti by TOMS. Margaret Hernon TODAY proceeds from ticket sales will world since October, said senior  e Dores for Haiti campaign be donated to Partners in Health Dave Pittman, one of the co- has already raised approximately through the Dores for Haiti founders of the group. When Port- $10,700 of its $25,000 goal, and ENGINEERING Disaster Relief Program. Tickets BLAKE MYCOSKIE au-Prince, Haiti, was devestated Pittman said he hopes this event SOPHOMORES are $10 and can be bought at the by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake can help get them even closer to Alexandra Seamens Sarratt Box O ce or at the door. from Tuesday’s event — will be in January, however, the group that goal. In addition, beginning Monday matched by the Entrepreneurs decided to switch its focus from “If we can sell out, that would at noon, all donations made Foundation Help Haiti Fund. For aid for Africa to Haitian relief, he mean about $10,000 for Partners JUNIOR (ADVISER) HIGH , LOW 50 33 to the Dores for Haiti relief one week, each contribution will said. in Health in the end,” he said. Allison Gordon Mostly Cloudy fund — including proceeds be doubled. “ e need in Haiti right now “Which would be huge.” ■

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Connie Who is:Dowell position: Dean of Libraries Page Two aTTended: MTSU (B.A. in Communications and Social Work), Peabody College (M.S. in Library and Information Science) crime log compiled by amanda nieman Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:13 a.m. If you weren’t a dean of libraries, what would you do? Two people were intoxicated and said they had taken prescription medication. Be an artist or a designer. Probably a very poor artist but a happy one. They were arrested on the 11th floor of the Critical Care Tower. What do you like to do in your free time? Tuesday, Feb. 16, 8:15 a.m. Books, films, theater, museums, gardening, tennis, cooking and travel. A wallet and its contents were stolen from a Wilson Hall women’s restroom. What’s your favorite spot in Nashville? Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1:45 p.m. Vanderbilt, of course. Second choice would be Cheekwood. A window was broken out of a vehicle in Village at Vanderbilt, and a GPS and money were stolen. What’s one thing students would be surprised to find out about you? How impressed I am with Vanderbilt’s students and what a joy it is to begin to get to know Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2:50 p.m. students. Money was stolen from a purse in the Ingram Cancer Center. What’s your favorite vacation destination? An island with no cars. Second choice, London. If you didn’t live in Nashville, where would you want to live? My husband is an oceanographer, and we still have a home in San Diego. Some day, we hope to spend a month or two in a dozen different places. Around the Loop compiled by amanda nieman

compiled by Hannah twillman snapshot Did you camp out for the Kentucky Vandy fanatics game on Saturday?

“No, I was sick and had too much work.” —Charles Curry, Class of 2011

“No, but I went to the game. I didn’t even know people were going to camp out.” —Lucas Muller, Class of 2011

“No, I had to study for bio.” Justin Menestrina / The Vanderbilt Hustler —Kashia Curry, Class of 2012 Students waited in line for as many as 19 hours before tip-off for seats at Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Kentucky, some camping out over night. By Saturday afternoon, the line of gold-clad students ex- tended from Memorial Gym down 25th Avenue.

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Students: www.vuconnect.com/students Alumni: www.vuconnect.com 4 Monday, February 22, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com Opinion COLUMN The Vanderbilt Hustler Stand and be judged by the Hustler opinion sta ! EDITORIAL BOARD THE VERDICT Compiled by Peter Nygaard & Medora Brown HANNAH TWILLMAN Haters Elton John recently stated that he believes Editor-in-Chief Rajaan Bennett did that Jesus was gay. So, that would make Jesus potentially a gay, black, Jew. Somewhere, JUSTIN TARDIFF News Editor Klansmen are going “Oh, aw … but … but all the right things I’ve got all these posters! Aw …” THOMAS SHATTUCK Middle-Eastern Saudi Arabia is taking the nal steps Opinion Editor Bennett demonstrated what it And it’s certain that he was thinking about his Women toward making it legal for a woman to DAVID NAMM family when he decided to come to Vanderbilt argue a case in court. This would clear the Sports Editor means to be a real leader, not just instead of Tennessee, Kentucky or any of the way for female lawyers but would also other schools looking to grab up his talent on the prove very helpful for any failures on the an athlete or a student.  eld. McEachern athletics director Jimmy Dorsey part of the women. The Vanderbilt Hustler told e Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Rajaan Middle-Eastern An Al Qaeda member was arrested for STAFF LIST At 18 years old, Rajaan Bennett chose Vanderbilt “because of the academics. Women allegedly recruiting female suicide was the man of the house. He Football was just a means for him to get where bombers, a trend that’s started to emerge Editor-in-Chief shared the house in Powder he wanted to be in life.” e maturity of this in Iraq over the past month or so. Tough HANNAH TWILLMAN Springs, Ga., with his widowed young man, who had all the stats and talent to be break for Iraqi men who have begun to mother and siblings, including a headstrong, is striking. nd out that there’s another meaning for News Editor brother with special needs. Rajaan He was in nitely more of a man than his “romance explosion.” JUSTIN TARDIFF held a 3.8 GPA at McEachern High mother’s ex-boyfriend, who last week broke MIKE Cat Gangs A Missouri man stands accused of child School, and he was the Indians’ into the Bennetts’ house and killed Rajaan Asst. News Editors WARREN abuse in the wake of his three-week- captain and all-state star running before turning the gun on himself. For a  nal KYLE BLAINE Columnist old daughter’s death. Tristan Williams’ back. He put up some phenomenal time, Rajaan had to be the man of the house, LAURA DOLBOW daughter stopped breathing after the numbers his senior year, including more than defending it and his family to his death. It’s RUTH KINSEY bouncing chair in her crib tipped over with 1,800 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns. It was an expectation no 18-year-old should have to ALLIE MORRIS her inside. Williams claims he saw two cats not even three weeks ago that Rajaan signed his uphold, but Rajaan stepped up anyway. e AMANDA NIEMAN leap out of the crib and scamper away. ADRIANA SALINAS letter of intent to play football at Vanderbilt and tragedy is that Rajaan was doing all the right With any witnesses apparently too scared became the Commodores’ top recruit. things: loving his family, working hard in school to talk to the cops, though, Williams will Opinion Editor Coach Bobby Johnson’s words echo what and using his talents and abilities to make a most likely be taking the fall. THOMAS SHATTUCK Rajaan’s high school coaches had to say about better life for himself. him. “As we got to know Rajaan, it became very Dorsey recalled to the AJC the last time he saw Easy Baking Fifty years ago, Ronald Howes put a Sports Editor 100-watt light bulb in a plastic box and DAVID NAMM clear to our coaches that he was a better person Rajaan. “I was patting Rajaan on the back and than he was an athlete,” Johnson told reporters telling him what an unbelievable young man he provided millions of children with hours of cooking fun. Howes, the inventor of Asst Sports Editors last week. “He was a leader, a young man who was, how special he was,” Dorsey said. “I reached MEGHAN ROSE gained the respect of the entire community at around his back, was patting him on the back and the Easy-Bake Oven, passed away last ERIC SINGLE McEachern High School.” said, ‘You must have wings back there, because week at the age of 83. Barbie, My Little at respect came as much from his actions o you’re an angel.’” Pony and G.I. Joe will all be in attendance Life Editor the football  eld as on it. While he was tearing Given the brief but meaningful life Rajaan at the memorial service. CHRIS MCDONALD through D-lines every Friday night, Rajaan was Bennett lived, that assessment doesn’t seem too also taking care of his younger siblings throughout far o . Requiescat in pace. Asst Life Editors COLUMN GRANT DARWIN the week. When he was hanging out with his LAUREN JUNGE friends or going to see a movie, a younger brother —Mike Warren is a senior in the College of Arts and CHARLIE KESSLERING was certain to be in tow. Rajaan was a family man Science. He can be reached michael.r.warren@ The return of MATT SHELTON  r s t . vanderbilt.edu.

Multimedia Editor SYDNEY WILMER warmer weather craw sh boils are better. Football Supervising Copy Editor At a Glance: InsideVandy Blogs With the nascent games are fun, but basketball is MEDORA BROWN arrival of spring, new better for my Commodore pride InsideVandy Editor to watch. And then there’s Rites KATHERINE MILLER opportunities lay on of Spring, a party and weekend of magic all unto itself. InsideVandy Developer London: 7-11s and Bicycle Shops the horizon. Before I left for class on Friday, BEN GOTOW BY RYAN SULLIVAN I used to I bundled up with a scarf and a There was one of each on every corner in Copenhagen. I spent the last four days in think the idea of sweater out of habit. Although I Versus Editor-in-Chief Seasonal A ected looked like a sweaty hot mess by AVERY SPOFFORD Copenhagen, a fascinating and truly unique city. While there were no homeless people on the streets or evidence of poverty, 50 percent of the town was painted with graffi ti. Disorder was the time I got to class, I was feeling Marketing Director Just about everyone in Copenhagen spoke perfect English and most of the signs and silly. No sunshine good because I’d realized this so you’re feeling was going to be the  rst o cial GEORGE FISCHER advertisements were in the king’s. The city seemed almost empty compared to the CLAIRE down? Oh, please. weekend of happy spring. My Advertising Manager crowded streets of London, but it was a nice change of pace. But these past parka and I took a much-needed CAROLYN FISHER COSTANTINO few weeks at break this weekend. I wore only Columnist Read blogs and more on InsideVandy.com Vanderbilt have a T-shirt while I waited in line Asst. Advertising Manager made me a believer — sunshine for the game against Kentucky DAVIDA MAJORS shall set you free. e world — no jacket needed. People is a happy and hopeful place partied outside to prepare for Advertising Assistants STEPH GOLDBERG when the weather is pleasant. our epic battle against John Wall JACKIE KONOPA Some consideration needed For a while, it has felt like the and his stupid armband. Real LAUREN MENINO end of days is upon us, and I Nashville people brought their KELLY SMITH dissipates and the emergency room becomes blame winter. I’ve been having dogs on campus to play on our ANDREA WEIAND Drinking, like most things, is fun a distinct possibility — it’s gone too far. Casual a pretty easy semester, but every pretty lawns. e warmth and and games until someone gets hit drinkers shouldn’t have to shield their faces assignment felt overwhelming the sunlight seeped into every Art Director from intense  ashes of pressure and heat. because the gray skies and bone- part of the weekend and made MATT RADFORD in the face with a fi rework. Hairs shouldn’t be singed. To the best of my chilling weather made sleeping it great. knowledge, no one in Dan McGuinness this feel like the only achievable task. And what was the greatest Designers JENNY BROWN I couldn’t feel my face. Not in weekend bought a ticket to see “Nashville Does After the second snow, I was part of this perfect weekend? I EMILY GREEN the good way, either. Baghdad.” A couple more feet and I’d be blind considering buying an arti cial played croquet Sunday morning! IRENE HUKKELHOVEN Around 2 a.m. on Friday night, in one eye — not the type of blackout I entered sunlight lamp just so I could My friends and I set up wickets KAT MILLER someone — whether too drunk the evening hoping to achieve. make it through the day. and partied with mallets. I spoke ELIZABETH VINSON or too stupid to know better — lit Next, there’s the question of chivalry. Call Luckily, this past weekend has in a fake British accent, and we KRISTEN WEBB a  rework in the packed space me old-fashioned, but when surrounded restored my faith in spring at all trashed each other’s croquet of Dan McGuinness, fumbling by women in a crowded bar, I  nd it wholly Vanderbilt. e dreary weather prowess (or lack thereof). Editorial Fellow CHARLIE the hot potato onto the ground. inappropriate to throw a bomb on the  oor. was really getting me down. Croquet met all the crucial ERIN PRAH KESSERLING Moments later, in a brilliant Perhaps, in the tradition of many gentlemen Not just because it was cold, elements of a happy activity Director of Photography Guest Columnist explosion of karma and fate, the before you, start by buying a girl a drink. Not damp, dark and miserable every during spring at Vanderbilt: It was MARGARET FENTON left side of my face became a a Molotov cocktail either. Ask her about her moment of the day since we unproductive, it was silly, and it canvas to the blast’s Jackson Pollock. Following hometown, compliment her earrings, laugh at returned, but because I could see would have been even better with Photography Editor some fresh air, bloody napkins and free beer, I her quips — never, and I mean never, light the it taking its toll on the campus a Fire y Arnold Palmer in hand. ERIC GLASSER reached an inevitable conclusion: Some people fuse of the M-80 in your satchel and toss it at as a whole. Less laughter in Let’s hope the weather keeps need a lesson in bar etiquette. her toes. Now, that’s assuming you have such a Rand, fewer people frolicking getting better so we can meet VSC Director First o , a bar should be a headquarters for  rework on you, which, to me, seems extremely on Alumni Lawn, less afternoon my springtime criteria every CHRIS CARROLL good times, cheerful company and friendly unlikely, unless you are a child in the guise of a fratting and, perhaps saddest of afternoon. social engagement. Sure, I’ll throw my support man. And, in that case, why are you hanging out all, no one was working on their Asst. VSC Director JEFF BREAUX behind the occasional pandemonium — with the grown-ups to begin with? tan while they read scholarly —Claire Costantino is a junior in the PAIGE CLANCY excessive rowdiness,  ghts, etc. — things articles for class. I went abroad College of Arts and Science. She can largely innocent, minimally dangerous and —Charlie Kesserling is a junior in the College last fall because I so prefer the be reached at claire.v.costantino@ forgotten by the morning. But when the of Arts and Science. He can be reached at spring here. Tailgating is nice, but vanderbilt.edu. proverbial knife gets drawn — when all order [email protected].

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Letter Observance and preparation will help prevent violence To the Editor: paradigm of naiveté must be obliterated. Someone will complain that I am advocating paranoia. I I’d like to write in response to Allena Berry’s am not. Paranoia is counter-productive; what article titled “Guns and Responsibility” (Feb. 19, is needed is a community that is observant and 2010). I share her concern about the prevalence of prepared. In the cases of Seung-Hui Cho and murders on college and high school campuses. Professor Bishop, the red flags were obvious to In my view, the biggest problem with our anyone paying attention. society’s approach to school shootings is magical So, what would a working solution look like? thinking. The more emotionally charged an Berry suggests that schools should be more aware issue, the less critical thinking takes place. One of the psychological status of faculty and students. of the great effects of knowledge is to dispel fear, I agree in part; a little research by the University enabling citizens to take action to solve problems. of Alabama would have revealed that Bishop So, as someone who not infrequently carries a had a history of violence. But the responsibility handgun on his person when off-campus, let me truly rests on every student and faculty member dissipate a few magical thoughts. and not only on the administration. Don’t Firearms, in themselves, are not scary. A gun ignore your instincts. If you see the potential cannot fire itself, just as a car cannot start itself. for a violent situation, defuse it if at all possible. A gun is a tool, just like an automobile. Put a Communication, kindness and listening go a long trained person behind the wheel, and you have a way. tool that can help you get your job done. This is But there are times when logic and diplomacy why no student or professor goes into conniptions have no effect on an aggressor. When your life upon seeing a VUPD officer carrying a Glock. We is in imminent danger of being snuffed out, it assume, and rightly so, that they are trained and is not morally repugnant to defend yourself. stable. I am grateful for our police, and I appreciate And you ought to be able to fight with the same their willingness to go in harm’s way. But I refuse tools the aggressor is using. This is why I believe to believe that a magical transformation occurs the law ought to recognize my right to carry my when one puts on a uniform. They are people, just handgun on public campuses. Vanderbilt is a like you and me. private university, of course, so it can choose to We must realize that campus is not completely do whatever it wants, though you know which free from danger. The important reality is that position I prefer. there is no 100 percent safe zone anywhere on Would Bishop and Cho have decided against the globe. The signs at the edge of campus that resorting to violence if they knew that their targets prohibit weapons are not magical. Due to the high might shoot back? Hard to say; sociopaths are competence level of our law enforcement officers, unpredictable. But I do believe that their victims, violence in and around the Vanderbilt campus given the chance, would have preferred to have is extremely low. But we are fooling ourselves if the tools necessary to fight back rather than being we think a shooting is impossible here. If it can forced to cower helplessly. Unfortunately, the law happen at Virginia Tech or Alabama, it can happen denied them that opportunity, though it was their here. In fact, a shooting did indeed occur here in natural right. They won’t get a do-over. 2005. Happily, the perps were merely thugs and not madmen, so mass murder was avoided (and Drew Rankin no one died). Senior If future school shootings are to be averted, the College of Arts and Science 6 Monday, February 22, 2010 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.insidevandy.com Sports SEC Bracketology: Who’s in, who’s out? Tournament Locks On the Bubble No NCAA, but possibly NIT or CBI Win the SEC Championship and You’re In! No. 2 Kentucky (26-1, 11-1, RPI: 2, Florida (19-8, 8-4, RPI: 53, SOS: Arkansas (14-13, 7-5, RPI: 126, SOS: 38) 54) SOS: 52) Alabama (14-12, 4-8) Best Win: No. 19 Vanderbilt (twice) Best Win: No. 11 Michigan State Best Win: Mississippi Best Win: No. 22 Baylor Worst Loss: South Carolina Worst Loss: South Alabama Worst Loss: South Alabama Worst Loss: Auburn Overview: Kentucky is on pace Overview: While Florida has a Overview: Arkansas had a losing record coming Overview: Alabama came into to win the Southeastern Conference regular- pretty solid SEC conference record this season, into conference play, and it looked as if they SEC play with hopes of possibly season title, and it is most likely a No. 1 seed in they have yet to win against the three conference would be nishing at the bottom of the SEC West playing in the NCAA tournament the NCAA tournament. If Kentucky wins out for powers. Luckily for the Gators, they have a this year. Enter into the picture sophomore guard this season. However, the team has faltered the rest of the season and the SEC tournament, matchup left with each team, including home Courtney Fortson, back o suspension, and the during conference play, and they will need to and Kansas slips up one more time, Kentucky matchups against both Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Razorbacks have looked like a completely di erent win out in conference play just to nish at 8-8. If should be the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA  is will be Florida’s golden opportunity to get team. If the team can nish conference play with they can do this and nd a way to win a game in tournament. their de nitive conference win and solidify their a winning record, they should be in contention the SEC tournament, it is possible that they win Prediction: No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament tournament resume. for a possible National Invitation Tournament or a bid to the NIT or the CBI. Prediction: No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament College Basketball Invitation bid. Prediction: No postseason play for the Crimson No. 19 Vanderbilt (20-6, 9-3, RPI: Prediction: CBI Tide this season 12, SOS: 14) Mississippi State (19-8, 7-5, RPI: 63, Best Win: No. 18 Tennessee SOS: 117) South Carolina (14-12, 5-7, RPI: Auburn (12-14, 4-8, RPI: 144, SOS: (twice) Best Win: Old Dominion 81, SOS: 26) 65) Worst Loss: Western Kentucky Worst Loss: Rider Best Win: No. 2 Kentucky Best Win: Georgia Overview: Vanderbilt has played Overview: Mississippi State played one of the Worst Loss: Arkansas Worst Loss: UCF one of the harder schedules in college basketball weaker non-conference schedules in the SEC this  e Gamecocks remain as the only Overview:  is season was supposed to be the this season, and the team has done well against season, and now this is coming back to haunt the team in the nation to defeat SEC leader Kentucky year in which Auburn built upon their late season the strong competition. A win against Kentucky Bulldogs, as they have no real marquee wins on this season. If South Carolina can win the rest success of last year. Unfortunately, that has not last Saturday would have done wonders for the the season thus far. Mississippi State had a perfect of their conference games and nish regular been the case for the Tigers, and they have been Commodores’ NCAA pro le, but the team’s opportunity to get a resume-booster against season play at 18-12 overall, they will be in heavy in the cellar of the SEC West all season long. pro le is already strong, even without that win. Kentucky last week, but they lost to the Wildcats contention for an at-large bid for the tournament. Prediction: No postseason play for Auburn If Vandy can win the SEC tournament, it is quite in overtime. If the Bulldogs can nish SEC regular However, that fate does not seem as likely, and the possible that the team can move up to a No. 3 season play at either 10-6 or 11-5, they should be Gamecocks will have to settle for one of the lesser LSU (9-17, 0-12, RPI: 217, SOS: seed in the tournament in March. ne, as it is very rare for a 10-6 or 11-5 SEC team to postseason tournaments. 76) Prediction: No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament not make the NCAA tournament. Prediction: NIT Best Win: Indiana State Prediction: No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament Worst Loss: Utah Georgia (12-13, 4-8, RPI: 88, SOS: Overview: LSU has struggled in No. 18 Tennessee (20-6, 8-4, RPI: 18, Mississippi (17-9, 5-7, RPI: 60, SOS: 12) SEC play this season, as they have yet to win SOS: 24) 53) Best Win: No. 19 Vanderbilt a game thus far.  e only chance LSU has for Best Win: No. 1 Kansas Best Win: No. 7 Kansas State Worst Loss: Auburn making the NCAA tournament is if they win the Worst Loss: Georgia Worst Loss: Arkansas Georgia has victories over three teams SEC tournament. Overview: While Tennessee is still the Overview: A month ago, Ole Miss seemed that will most likely be high-seeded teams in the Prediction: No postseason play for the LSU only team this year to defeat No. 1 Kansas, they like a lock for the NCAA tournament. However, after tournament this season. However, against the Tigers —Compiled by Geo Hutchinson have not been as great as they were when they had losing ve of their last six games, the Rebels’ chances average and sub-par teams in the nation, Georgia Tyler Smith on the roster. Losing Smith has left the of making the tournament have started to dwindle. has not fared well, and they have often played Volunteers without a go-to scorer late in games, Mississippi will need to nish conference play with down to their competition.  ey have played one SEC TOURNAMENT 2010 and this has proven to be a weakness for the team a winning record, along with winning a game or two of the hardest schedules on the season, and if they Vanderbilt won’t have to travel very as of late. You will not nd a harder-playing team in the SEC tournament, in order to make the NCAA can win out and cause some trouble in the SEC far to the Southeastern Conference in the conference, and that is part of the reason tournament.  eir remaining schedule is not a tournament, it is possible that they could sneak Championships in the middle of March.  e they have done so well this season. di cult one, so expect to continue seeing Ole Miss into the NIT or CBI. Sommet Center in downtown Nashville will Prediction: No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament on the bubble until selection day. Prediction: CBI host the SEC tournament from March 11-14. Prediction: NIT for Ole Miss Rhoads saves women’s road trip Weekend in review by DAVID NAMM 13-4 run. Spurring this game-clinching charge Sports Editor was Rhoads, who accounted for six points during by PETER NYGAARD and Adam Baker, who are now a combined this stretch. Sports Reporter 15-0 in dual match play on the season.  e Junior guard Jence Rhoads is used to helping “We feel as a team that we just didn’t rebound,” Commodores carried a lead after the rst set the Commodores put points on the board. Now, said Ole Miss coach Armintie Price. “At the half, Men’s Baseball in three of their four singles losses, but the she’s doing the scoring herself. we were up by two in rebounding (18-16), but No. 11 Cardinals proved to be too much. Rhoads continued her torrid stretch from the then we came out and tried to make a little run, eld, scoring a team-high 19 points as Vanderbilt and we just couldn’t rebound. We missed a couple Men’s Basketball (19-8, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) defeated the of free throws that were key and they didn’t miss Ole Miss Rebels (15-12, 6-8) with a nal score of free throws.”  e No. 19 Commodores fell just short in an 68-59.  e win helped coach Melanie Balcomb’s Vanderbilt did capitalize on their chances upset bid of No. 2 Kentucky after a potential club rebound after a lackluster loss  ursday from the line, knocking down 12 of their 15 free game-tying shot by junior A.J. Ogilvy rattled against Louisiana State and left Mississippi in throw attempts. Mississippi, meanwhile, barely out as time expired, leaving Vandy on the the losing column for the seventh time in eight made half of their freebies, connecting on only losing end with a score of 58-56. Sophomore games. 13 of their 24 attempts from the charity stripe. Je ery Taylor led Vanderbilt scorers with 17 “Jence sometimes gets in a mode where In addition, the Commodores dominated the points, while sophomore Steve Tchiengang she's driving because she's told to drive. She's boards, pulling down 40 rebounds as opposed to had an impressive e ort o the bench with shooting when she's told to shoot,” Balcomb 28 registered by the Rebels. seven points and eight rebounds. said. “She has trouble being the leading scorer, Up next for the Commodores are the Florida sometimes. She likes leading in assists. She Gators, who travel to Memorial Gymnasium on Women’s Tennis drove to score and get fouled in the second half. Wednesday as Vanderbilt attempts to solidify Even on ball screens, she turned the corner and their SEC home record. Tipo for the game is Despite a valiant comeback, the No. 20 attacked to score. She had to score for us to do at 6 p.m. CST, with CSS (television) and 560 women’s tennis team fell to Princeton 4-3 on NICOLE MANDEL / The Vanderbilt Hustler well. Most kids would embrace that, but Jence AM (radio) handling the broadcasting for this Saturday. After losing the doubles point and is a facilitator. one. ■  e Commodores swept their three-game a pair of singles matches, the Commodores “She likes to give to series against Niagara to open the season, found themselves in a 3-1 hole. Junior Keilly other people.” outscoring the Purple Eagles 46-5 in the Ulery and sophomore Heather Steinbauer Keeping up with process. Sophomore Sonny Gray threw eight won their matches to push the overall score her assist-driven shutout innings in the rst game, which the to 3-3, but senior Hannah Blatt was out- mentality, Rhoads also Commodores won 9-0.  e Harris brothers dueled in the third set of her decisive match. led the Commodores — senior Brian and sophomore Andrew — Sophomore Jackie Wu was Vanderbilt’s other with four assists, accounted for nine runs in the second game, match-winner on the day. prohibiting the Rebel a 16-2 victory. In the capper, rst baseman defense to constantly Curt Casali and third baseman Jason Esposito Women’s Basketball collapse around her. both went deep, combining for nine runs When they did, senior batted in for the Commodores in a 21-3 rout. Junior guard Jence Rhoads played all 40 Merideth Marsh was minutes, scoring a team-high 19 points as the bene ciary, scoring Women’s Lacrosse the No. 25 Commodores bounced back from 14 points on just seven  ursday’s loss to LSU with a 68-59 win over shots, contributing to  e No. 11 Commodores knew they were Ole Miss. Senior Merideth Marsh added 14 the Commodores’ solid in for a ght when they scheduled two Top points ,and freshman Elan Brown contributed shooting percentage of 5 teams to start their season. Unfortunately, with eight points and 10 rebounds. 45.6. when you schedule the best, you get the Vanderbilt’s next game is Wednesday when “If you can get stops best, which has led to a 0-2 start for Vandy the Commodores host Florida. on SEC teams, they after a trip to Chapel Hill ended in a 12-6 usually lay down on loss to No. 4 North Carolina. Vanderbilt led Women’s Swimming defense,” Marsh said. 3-1 early, but the Tar Heels scored 11 of the “ at's one thing next 12 goals, handing the Commodores Success at the Southeastern Conference we (have) worked an insurmountable de cit. Senior Sarah Championships in Athens, Ga., was elusive on: getting stops on Downing led Vanderbilt scorers with a pair for the swimming team, which nished last defense and being of goals. out of the 10 teams that competed. Despite aggressive on o ense." the lack of success in the rankings, the Indeed, the Men’s Tennis weekend was littered with personal bests Commodores turned including a school record in the 400-yard up the o ensive  e men’s tennis team carried a three- medley relay. Rose Cornelson, Allie Voss, intensity in the second ZAC HARDY / The Vanderbilt Hustler game winning streak into Louisville on Jess Eccher and Jennifer Molchan edged the half, taking a 49-49 tie Junior guard Jence Rhoads (22) continues to drive the Commodores past their Friday and left with a 5-2 defeat. Vandy old record by seven-tenths of a second with and establishing a 62-53 competition. Pictured here at the Vanderbilt-UT game in Memorial Gym on Mon- scored points courtesy of juniors Alex Zotov their time of 3:52.71. lead via a backbreaking day, Feb. 8, the Commodores prevailed yesterday 68-59 in Oxford, Miss. www.insidevandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler Monday, February 22, 2010 7

COLUMN Wall, Cousins, Patterson push Ogilvy’s wild ride by ERIC SINGLE Kentucky past Commodores, 58 – 56 Asst Sports Editor by BRIAN LINHARES on the night. e preseason All-Southeastern Conference center from Australia Sports Reporter Yet Wall, the presumed No. 1 pick for the NBA Draft this June, threw Vanderbilt into a frenzy of hype with an impressive freshman delivered in the  nal minute. His two free throws and block season. Since then, he has earned the respect of the conference’s Following the victory at Memorial Gymnasium, Kentucky head of freshman John Jenkins’ 3-point attempt on the subsequent coaches and big men while drawing the ire of some pundits who coach John Calipari described his coaching philosophy: possession cemented the win. have questioned his toughness. On Saturday, A.J. Ogilvy had quite “We want to play fast, and everybody knows how I coach. We Cousins commented on the play of Wall, saying, “Maybe he an interesting game. want to try to score 100. doesn't score 20-plus points, he still is going to make key plays Let’s start at the end and go backward. “But if you want us to play in the 50s, we’ll play in the 50s, and down the stretch, which helps the team.” During the timeout called by Kentucky coach John Calipari with we’ll try to beat you,” he said. “If want to play a zone, then we’ll try On Saturday night, his key plays were the di erence. ■ 2.5 seconds left in what was about to become Kentucky’s 58-56 to beat you that way. We don’t force our will on the victory over Vanderbilt, it was determined that A.J. Ogilvy would other team.” catch the long inbounds pass from Darshawn McClellan and then Kentucky (26-1, 11-1 Southeastern Conference)  nd Je Taylor, who would take the game’s  nal shot. played the Commodores in the 50s — and beat “It wasn’t meant to me,” said Ogilvy in his post-game interview. them. “Coach drew up the play, and I thought I could take a better shot, e Wildcat o ense was anchored in the post, as but I tried and missed it. Je was supposed to have it, and I was forwards Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins going to feed it to him. It’s heart wrenching to know it was that close. scored 13 and 19 points, respectively, in a slugfest. I was really comfortable on that shot.” “I want him to do more on the court and be more After multiple reviews of the  nal play, it’s hard to blame Ogilvy aggressive because I have con dence in him,” for calling the audible. Having caught the ball fully extended with Calipari said of Patterson. “He sometimes defers to his back to the basket, A.J. was in no position to trust his perception Wall and Cousins, but he is capable of doing things of the game clock. DeAndre Liggins, who was charged with guarding himself.” Taylor, cut across the  oor to collapse onto Ogilvy as he turned to In 39 minutes of action, Patterson demonstrated dribble toward the basket, leaving Taylor open. But even if Ogilvy that he certainly could do things by himself. He had found a way to get the ball around Liggins to Taylor, time might added a game-high 13 rebounds, two assists and have run out before Taylor got his shot o . a steal. Not to be outdone, Cousins grabbed  ve So A.J. shot. rebounds and three steals. His one-handed runner from just inside the free-throw line Together, the defensive e orts of Patterson and bounced o the front of the rim and fell harmlessly to the  oor, Cousins helped check the Vanderbilt o ensive and the fans in Memorial Gym who had just witnessed two of the attack. best teams in the SEC throw everything at each other wondered Forward Je ery Taylor, who paced Vanderbilt why the Commodores’ big man who had struggled so much against (20-6, 9-3) with 17 points, described their play by DeMarcus Cousins — and really against every formidable physical saying, “ ey have two people (DeMarcus Cousins challenge in SEC play — all season long was the player who took the and Patrick Patterson) that did a really good job biggest game of the year into his own hands with one second left. contesting shots and made it hard to get to the It feels weird to write this, but I thought A.J. played a good game. basket.” Yes, he mishandled several feeds inside. And yes, he missed the Taylor certainly challenged Cousins and aforementioned game-tying shot, as well as what would have been Patterson in the paint, getting to the foul line with an equally crucial layup earlier in the second half. But there were ease and putting Cousins in foul trouble. He led the  ashes of what the 6-foot-11-inch Australian can be at his absolute Commodores by making nine of his 12 free throws. best. However, as the only Commodore to reach Cousins tried to push him around like he did so e ortlessly in double-digits in the scoring column, he had little Lexington, and, for the most part, Ogilvy did not give in. On several support. possessions in the  rst half, Cousins settled for squared-up mid- Guard Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt’s leading scorer range jump shots that were hopelessly o -line. Even though Cousins with nearly 15 points per game, could not  nd his got some of what he wanted on the way to 19 points on Saturday, he rhythm o ensively. e senior notched four points, didn’t get all of it, and the credit for that goes to Ogilvy. on 2-9 shooting from the  oor. And he and fellow What will surely fade from the memories of those who watched guard Brad Tinsley combined to shoot 0-9 from Saturday’s SEC slugfest was the  rst play of the game. In front of an 3-point range. electric crowd, Ogilvy won the tip-o , quickly moved into position in Nonetheless, Beal and Tinsley buckled down on ZAC HARDY/ The Vanderbilt Hustler the paint and took a pass and put it in o the backboard 18 seconds the defensive end to keep the heralded Kentucky Junior center A.J. Ogilvy (4) attempts to dunk over Kentucky freshman DeMarcus later for the  rst score of the game. backcourt in check. Most notably, they held freshman Cousins (15) in the Wildcats’ 58-56 victory at Memorial Gymnasium. Ogilvy fi nished It was a great possession for A.J. Ogilvy, and it won’t be his last in standout John Wall to 13 points and three  eld goals with nine points but missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer. front of optimistic Commodores fans this season.

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